EQS-Ad-hoc: AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS AG / Key word(s): Share buyback AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS AG DECIDES TO IMPLEMENT A SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAM December 18, 2023 / 8:32 p.m. CET/CEST Publication of inside information in accordance with Article 17 of Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014, transmitted by EQS News – a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer/publisher is responsible for the content of the message. ═════════════════════════════════════════ ═════════ ════════════════════════ EQS-Adhoc: AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS AG DECIDES TO IMPLEMENT A SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAM Publication of insider information in accordance with Article 17 MAR Vienna, December 18, 2023 The Board of Directors AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS AG (the “Company”) decided today to publish a buyback program for its own shares (the “Share Buyback Program”) based on the authorization resolution in accordance with Section 65 Paragraph 1 Items 4 and 8 AktG of the Annual General Meeting on June 30, 2023 on June 30, 2023. The Supervisory Board of AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS AG approved the implementation of the share buyback program with a resolution passed today. The share buyback program is carried out to acquire treasury shares for compensation purposes, i.e. to transfer shares to employees, senior managers and members of the board of directors of the company or its subsidiaries in accordance with the authorization resolution of the general meeting of June 30, 2023. The share buybacks are carried out by PIRAEUS SECURITIES SA via the stock exchange and via multilateral trading systems (MTFs). PIRAEUS SECURITIES SA makes decisions regarding the acquisition date independently and uninfluenced by AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS AG and must comply with the trading conditions in accordance with Article 3 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052 of March 8, 2016. The maximum volume of the share buyback program is up to 727,077 treasury shares (corresponding to approx. 2% of the current share capital); the buyback under the share buyback program starts on December 22nd, 2023 and is expected to run until (and including) June 21st, 2024. In accordance with the resolution of the Annual General Meeting of June 30, 2023, the consideration to be paid per share for the repurchase may not (i) be less than the lower limit of EUR 1 (calculated share of the share capital per share) and (ii) not more than 20% above the value weighted according to trading volumes average stock market price of the last 20 days before the respective acquisition. The Board of Directors has also set a price cap of EUR 12 per share. The maximum total consideration of the share buyback program is EUR 5,816,616. The share buybacks are carried out within the framework of the safe harbor rule in accordance with Article 5 of the Market Abuse Regulation. The share buyback program has no impact on the shares’ listing on the stock exchange. The details of the share buyback program, details of the transactions carried out as part of the share buyback program and any changes to the share buyback program will be published in accordance with the applicable legal regulations on the website of AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS AG at (1) https://www.austriacard.com/investor-relations-ac/ published. This publication is not a public offer to acquire shares in AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS AG and does not constitute an obligation for AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS AG or one of its subsidiaries to accept offers to repurchase shares in AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS AG. ABOUT AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS AG AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS AG, based in Vienna and with an international presence, is one of the leading providers of secure digital technology solutions in Europe. AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS AG is one of the leading B2B providers of smart cards, personalization and payment solutions as well as secure data management and digitization solutions in Austria, Scandinavia, Central and Eastern Europe and Southeastern Europe and also has a significant market share in many other European countries and the Turkey. The group is rapidly expanding into geographical areas outside Europe, such as the US, where it has set up a new personalization center, and the Middle East and Africa, where distribution sites have been developed that have already attracted significant new business. In addition, the company has become a preferred partner for payment products and solutions for challenger banks/neobanks, a growing market segment worldwide. The Company has a very strong pan-European presence spanning from the UK to Greece and Turkey, with seven manufacturing facilities and seven personalization centers in Europe, as well as an additional personalization center in the US, currently employing approximately 2,500 people. The company also has sales locations in Norway, the Czech Republic, Germany, Croatia, Serbia, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates, as well as a network of partners and sales agencies around the world. This presence allows the company to offer its customers a high level of service, which is confirmed by the very long-standing business relationships. The Group’s international customer base benefits from a complementary range of products, services and solutions, ranging from invoice printing, direct mail and document processing to payment, transit and ID cards, increasingly combined with online, mobile and digitalization solutions. Sender: AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS AG Lamezanstraße 4-8 1230 Vienna Austria Contact person: Dimitris Tzelepis Tel.: +43 1 61065 – 357 E-Mail: d.tzelepis@austriacard.com website: www.austriacard.com
ISIN(s): AT0000A325L0 Exchange(s): Vienna Stock Exchange (Prime Market) Athens Stock Exchange (Main Market) End of insider information ════════════════════════ ═════════════════════════════════════════ ═════════ Information and explanations from the issuer regarding this announcement: ════════════════════════════════════ ═════ ═════════════════════════════════ 12/18/2023 CET/CEST notification transmitted by EQS Group AG.
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Internet: https://www.austriacard.com/
ISIN: AT0000A325L0 WKN: A3D5BK Stock exchanges: Vienna Stock Exchange (official trading) EQS News ID: 1799429 End of message EQS News Service 1799429 12/18/2023 CET/CEST References Visible links 1. https://eqs-cockpit.com/cgi-bin/fncls.ssp?fn=redirect&url=3a98e508912fcfab24935bd02a50316b&application_id=1799429&site_id=apa_ots_austria&application_name=news